Minutes for Annual Town and Town School District Meeting March 3, 2015



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Minutes for Annual Town and Town School District Meeting

March 3, 2015

The legal voters of the town and town school district of Greensboro will meet at Fellowship Hall in the town of Greensboro, Vermont, on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 10 a.m. to transact the following business:

Article 1: To elect a moderator to govern said town for the coming year.

TIM NISBET WAS NOMINATED BY DAVE SMITH, SECOND BY VALDINE HALL

BRIDGET MOVED THE CLERK CAST ONE BALLOT FOR TIM NISBET

Article 2: To take action on the printed report of officers.



SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY DAVE SMITH

OPENED TO THE FLOOR, THE PRINTED REPORT OF OFFIERS WAS

APPROVED AS AMENDED/CORRECTED

PAGE 26 - 2013 GRADER, ACTUAL COST PAID SHOULD BE $210,500 NOT $210,000

PAGE 53 - CRAFTSBURY COMMUNITY CARE CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT RESIDENTIAL

CARE FACILITY NOT A FULL CARE NURSING FACILITY

PAGE 22 - A CLARIFICATION ON THE DELINQUENT TAXES, THE ACTUAL AMOUNT

COLLECTED BY JUNE 30, 2014 WAS $134,645.61. THE STATEMENT OF TAXES SHOWS

THE ACTUAL TOTAL TO BE COLLECTED OF $153,088.94

PAGE 44 THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE HEALTH CENTER IS 472-3300 NOT 479-3300

PAGE 8 LIBRARY TRUSTEES, NEED TO ELECT 3 3YEAR TERMS

APPROVED AS AMENDED

AT THIS TIME TOWN CLERK, VALDINE HALL, TOOK A MOMENT TO THANK THE

FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR HELP IN MAKING TOWN MEETING HAPPEN:

KIM GREAVES AND JEANNE EISNER FOR SETTING UP, TED DONLON FOR

SETTING UP OUR SOUND, KRISTEN LEAHY AND JANE JOHNS FOR HELP IN

PREPARING THE TOWN REPORT, THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST FOR USE

OF THE SPACE AND, FOUR SEASONS OF EARLY LEARNING FOR PROVIDING

LUNCH.

SUSAN WOOD TOOK THE FLOOR AND PRESENTED THE GREENSBORO AWARD.

THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT WAS WAYNE YOUNG. WAYNE WAS PRESENTED A

CLOCK AND HIS NAME WAS ADDED TO THE WALL PLAGUE.

Article 3: Shall the voters authorize the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District to appropriate and expend a budget of $ 743,598.00 (Australian Ballot)



SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY ANDY DALES

Ballot Vote: Yes 97 No 3

Article 4: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro approve the proposed Zoning By-Law changes (This will be by Australian Ballot).



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH SECOND BY ANDY DALES

DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE CURRENT SETBACKS ARE AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF

THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD BE. HOW WILL THE "SIGNIFICANT PORTION" BE

DECIDED, WHO DECIDES, WILL IT BE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE. WHAT IS THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WHAT IS BEING

PROPOSED. PHIL GRAY ATTEMPTED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.

Ballot Vote: Yes 70 No 30

Article 5: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro authorize property tax exemption for the “Ballfield” property identified as parcel ID 005-0002 for a one year period. This will eliminate the municipal property tax due. However, the amount due for education taxes will still need to be raised and will be included in our Local Agreement Rate.



SO MOVED BY JANET LONG, SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER

JANET LONG ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE TOWN PAYING THE EDUCATION

TAX ON THE BALLFIELD. IT WAS ASKED WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY, VALDINE

STATED THAT THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MRS. OSTERHOUT AND MRS. BISHOP AND

THE TOWN HAS A LEASE TO USE THE PROPERTY AS A BALLFIELD.

ARTICLE 5 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 6: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro elect a three (3) member Cemetery Commission.



SO MOVED BY KIM GREAVES, SECOND BY IRENE HILL

DISCUSSION ON WHAT A CEMETERY COMMISSION DUTIES WOULD BE - VALDINE

SAID THE WOULD OVERSEE THE OPERATION OF THE TOWN CEMETERIES. JANET

LONG WANTED TO KNOW IF THE TOWN CLERK COULD SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER,

VALDINE TOLD HER THAT THE TOWN CLERK COULD BUT THE TOWN TREASURER

COULD NOT.

ARTICLE 6 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 7: To elect town officers and school district officers required by law and one or more library trustees:



SELECTBOARD 3 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY SUSAN WOOD

KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL, SECOND BY ANDY DALES

JANET LONG NOMINATED SUSAN WOOD, SECOND BY STEPHANIE HERRICK

JANET TRAVERS NOMINATED SEAN THOMPSON (APPARENTLY WE DON’T NEED SECONDS SO THERE WASN’T ONE FOR SEAN)

BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA
WARREN SPOKE FIRST FEELS IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE DIVERSITY ON BOARD HE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, DUE TO HIS LINE OF WORK, HE IS AS ASSET WHEN REPLACING TOWN EQUIPMENT.
SUSAN HAS ENJOYED SERVING ON THE BOARD FEELS THAT BOARD HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING EFFICIENTLY.
SEAN INTERESTED IN SERVING AND SAVING MONEY, HIS BACKGROUND IS COMPUTER IT.

ERNIE FEELS ITS IMPORTANT THAT THE BEND BE REPRESENTED AND SAVING FUNDS.
ERNIE MOVED TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS, SECOND BY DAVE SMITH

116 VOTES CAST- 59 NEEDED TO WIN
WAYNE YOUNG 2 SEAN THOMSON 18

SUSAN WOOD 52 WARREN HILL 24

SPOILED 7 (INCLUDING 2 VOTES FOR WAYNE YOUNG)
KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL, JANET LONG NOMINATED SUSAN WOOD, BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA, ERNEST MACHIA WITHDREW
2ND ROUND 115 VOTES CAST - 58 NEEDED TO WIN
SUSAN WOOD 87 WARREN HILL 26

SEAN THOMSON 2
SUSAN WOOD WAS ELECTED
SELECTBOARD 2 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY WARREN HILL
KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL, JANET TRAVERS NOMINATED SEAN THOMSON, BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA, ERNEST WITHDREW
112 VOTES CAST - NEEDED TO WIN 58
WARREN HILL 55 SEAN THOMSON 56

SUSAN WOOD 1



2ND ROUND 123 VOTES CAST - NEEDED TO WIN 63
WARREN HILL 60 SEAN THOMSON 63
SEAN THOMSON ELECTED
SELECTBOARD (TO COMPLETE 3 YR TERM - 1 YR REMAINING) CURRENTLY HELD BY ERNEST MACHIA
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA, KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL. WARREN HILL WITHDREW - BRIDGET MOVED THAT THE CLERK CAST ONE BALLOT FOR ERNEST MACHIA
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC FUNDS 1 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY PEGGY LIPSCOMB
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED VALDINE HALL - VALDINE WITHDREW

VALDINE HALL NOMINATED PEGGY LIPSCOMB
DAVE SMITH MOVED THE CLERK CAST ONE BALLOT FOR PEGGY LIPSCOMB
CEMETERY COMMISSION 3 YEAR POSITION

VALDINE HALL NOMINATED PATSY MERCIER
PATSY WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
CEMETERY COMMISSION 2 YEAR POSITION

PATSY MERCIER NOMINATED BRUCE BUCKLEY
BRUCE WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
CEMETERY COMMISSION 1 YEAR POSITION

MARY YOUNG NOMINATED WAYNE YOUNG
WAYNE WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
GREENSBORO SCHOOL BOARD 3 YEAR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY MAJORIE URIE
VALDINE HALL NOMINATED MARJORIE URIE, TARA REYNOLDS STATED THAT MARJORIE HADN'T BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS AND WASN'T INTERESTED IN SERVING, VALDINE WITHDREW HER NOMINATION

TARA REYNOLDS NOMINATED CAROLYN KEHLER
CAROLYN KEHLER WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LAKEVIEW UNION DIRECTOR 3 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY JERILYN VIRDEN
DAVID KELLY NOMINATED JERILYN VIRDEN

ANNE HARBISON THOUGHT SHERRAL LUMSDEN WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIATE AND NOMINATED HER - LARRY LUMSDEN DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR SHERRAL AS TO HER INTEREST IN THE POSITION, SO ANNE WITHDREW HER NOMINATION
JERILYN VIRDEN WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LAKEVIEW UNION DIRECTOR (2 YRS LEFT ON A 3 YEAR TERM) CURRENTLY HELD BY CAROLYN KEHLER
TARA REYNOLDS NOMINATED VICTORIA VON HESSERT

VICTORIA VON HESSERT WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
HAZEN UNION SCHOOL DIRECTOR 3 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY DAVID KELLY
VALDINE HALL NOMINATED DAVID KELLY
DAVID KELLY WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
FIRST CONSTABLE 1 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY RICK WALSH
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED RICK WALSH
RICK WALSH WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
SECOND CONSTABLE 1 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY MARK SNYDER
RICK WALSH NOMINATED MARK SNYDER
MARK SNYDER WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY DONNA JENCKES
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED DONNA JENCKES
DONNA JENCKES ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY HAROLD (HAL) GRAY
MIKE METCALF NOMINATED HAL GRAY
HAL GRAY ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY VIRGINIA JENKINS
DIANE IRISH NOMINATED VIRGINIA JENKINS
VIRGINIA JENKINS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE

COLLECTOR OF DELINQUENT TAXES 1 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY JANET LONG
MARSHA GADOURY NOMINATED JANET LONG
JANET LONG ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER 1 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY LORRAINE TOLMAN
MIKE METCALF NOMINATED LORRRAINE TOLMAN
LORRAINE TOLMAN WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
TOWN AGENT 1 YR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY DAVID SMITH
JANET LONG NOMINATED DAVID SMITH
DAVID SMITH WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
TOWN GRAND JUROR 1 YR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY DAVID SMITH
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED DAVID SMITH
DAVID SMITH ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
BROKE FOR LUNCH AT 12:11 WILL RECONVENE AT 1PM
OUR REPS VICKI STRONG AND SAM YOUNG UPDATED US ON WHAT THEY ARE

WORKING ON THIS YEAR, VICKI ISN'T HAPPY WITH PROPOSED EDUCATION

CHANGES -

SAM SAYS WE WILL GET LITTLE ANTENNAS ON THE PHONE POLES

THIS YEAR WHICH SHOULD INCREASE CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THE

QUESTION WAS WHAT CARRIERS WILL BE INCLUDED ON POLE ANTENNAS -

SAM STATED AT THIS TIME IT WILL JUST BE VERIZON

CLIVE GRAY COMMENTED ON THE GOVERNORS PROPOSAL TO LEVEL FUND

VERMONT CONSERVATION THIS YEAR- HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS

ORGANIZATION HAD A CHANCE OF GETTING WHAT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY

PROPOSED - SAM STATED THAT WITH THIS YEARS BUDGET, THEY ARE LUCKY

TO BE AT LEVEL FUNDING

MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE EMPLOYER

PAYROLL TAX FOR HEALTH CARE

CRAFTSBURY HAD HIGHEST TEST SCORES IN STATE - WHAT CAN BE DONE TO

KEEP CRAFTSBURY AT ITS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE IN TERMS OF TESTING -

PROPERTY TAX REFORM WHERE ARE WE -TRISH DO NOT TAX CHARITABLE

DONATIONS

WHAT IS LEGISLATURE DOING TO GET EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO WORK

TOGETHER - VICKI, JUDICIARY IS WORKING ON "EFFICIENCY" TO SEE HOW

THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE COST

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE MARIJUANA BILL - SAM IS CO SPONSOR OF

BILL - NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR - THERE WILL BE A SLOW

APPROACH, THE MAIN FOCUS ISN'T THE MONEY BUT THE BEST WAY TO

MONITOR SO THAT IT IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITIES. VICKI ISN'T IN FAVOR

OUR REPRESENTATIVES WERE THANKED FOR COMING

Article 8: Shall the voters of the Town Greensboro appropriate the following sums to the outside agencies listed below?



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER

DAVID SMITH FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS HE HAS CALLED THE QUESTION, BUT

THIS YEAR HE THINKS WE SHOULD LOOK CLOSELY

THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATIONS WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED ON

A VOICE VOTE

Outside Agency
Agency

Amount

Area Agency on Aging

$ 1,000

AWARE

1,500

Beach

2,450

Caledonia Home Health

1,400

Clarina Howard Nichols Center

200

Craftsbury Community Care Center

10,000

Four Season’s of Early Learning

9,500

Green Up

50

Greensboro Nursing Home

18,704


Hardwick Area Community Coalition

500

Hardwick Area Food Shelf

2,000

Hardwick Area Restorative Justice

1,500

Lamoille Family

500

Northeast Kingdom Learning Services

250

North Country Animal League

600

Northeast Kingdom Human Services

800

NVDA

572

Orleans County Historical Society

425

Orleans County Citizens Advocacy

800

Orleans County Court Diversion

100

Red Cross

250

Rescue squad

6,467

Rural Community Transportation

900

VT Center for Independent Living

210

Wonder & Wisdom Seniors Program

3,500

Total

$ 64,178

Article 9: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro approve the following Special Appropriation requests from the Municipal Properties listed below?

Greensboro Cemeteries

$15,250

Greensboro Conservation FUND

$ 2,000

Greensboro Free Library

$25,000

Greensboro Grange Bldg

$10,000

Greensboro Historical Society

$ 1,500

Greensboro Recreation

$ 1,000

Willey Beach Park

$ 3,000

Total

$57,750



SO MOVED DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER

DISCUSSION: MARK SNYDER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE $10,000 FOR THE

GREENSBORO GRANGE BUILDING WAS NEEDED - HAROLD PATTEN WANTED

TO KNOW HOW THIS WOULD FIT WITH THE NOISE ORDINANCE - STEPHANIE

RESPONDED THAT EVENTS HELD THERE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE,

REFERRING TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE QUESTION. MARK WANTED TO KNOW

WHY WE WERE PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS WHEN WE ARE NOT PUTTING

MONEY INTO THE TOWN HALL. "WE'RE GOING DOWN A RABBIT HOLE WILL

AND NEED MORE AND MORE". ANNE HARBISON THOUGHT THAT THIS

WOULD GO NICE WITH THE WILLEY BEACH - ONE OF THE NICEST PARTIES

SHE EVER WENT TO WAS ERIN DEZELL GRADUATION PARTY AT THE OLD

GRANGE BUILDING. PETER ROMANS THINKS THE GREENSBORO GRANGE

BUILDING IS AN INTERESTING PROJECT BUT WE HAVE MANY OTHER

PROJECTS NEEDING 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. HE DOESN'T THINK

WE SHOULD SPEND ANY MONEY ON THIS BUILDING. WE SHOULD BE

SPENDING OUR MONEY ON OTHER BUILDINGS. STEPHANIE RESPONDED

THAT THE APPROPRIATION REQUEST WAS EARMARKED FOR HANDICAP

ACCESSIBILITY, WE NEED TO MAKE THE BUILDING HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE IN

ORDER TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. IF WE DO NOTHING TO THIS BUILDING IT WILL

CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE, THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TOWN HALL

BUILDING AND SHOULD BE PRESERVED. BRIDGET STATED THAT 20 OR 30

YEARS AGO PEOPLE WANTED TO LET THE CURRENT TOWN HALL BUILDING

GO AND MAKE IT A PARKING LOT, NOW THE BUILDING IS FULLY USED BY THE

TOWN OFFICES AND THE SCHOOL. JUDY DALES POINTED OUT THAT WHAT

WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS BRING THE BUILDING UP TO SPECS SO THAT THE

SPACE CAN BE USED. THE ONLY SPACE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS

IS FELLOWSHIP HALL AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WE REALLY NEED

ANOTHER SPACE. PETER STATED THIS IS GOING TO BE A $200,000 PROJECT

MONEY WOULD BE BETTER SPENT IN OTHER PLACES. PHIL GRAY WAS IN

AGREEMENT WITH PETER ROMANS STATEMENT AND MOVED TO LOWER THE

AMOUNT FROM $10,000 TO $5,000, JANET LONG SECONDED. DAVE KELLY

THINKS IT IS TRAGIC THAT WE ARE TURNING OUR BACK ON OUR MOST

HISTORIC BUILDING. MARK SNYDER THOUGHT THAT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE

BUILDING FOR ONLY $8,000 IT WAS A GOOD DEAL BUT ALL WE NEED IS KEEP

A GOOD ROOF ON IT. MIKE LAMBERT CALLED THE QUESTION.

THE AMENDMENT TO LOWER THE $10,000 REQUEST TO $5 ,000 FAILED ON

A VOICE VOTE, THE $10,000 APPROPRIATION REQUEST STAYS.

THE WILLEY BEACH PARK APPROPRIATION REQUEST, PETER SAYS THEY

TRIED TO LOWER AMOUNT BUT THEY HAVE A FEDERAL MANDATE TO MAKE IT

A PARK - PHIL WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS A ONE SHOT PROPOSITION.

BRIDGET SAYS THE CHEAPEST THING IS TO PUT UP THE SIGN AND LEAVE IT

SUSAN DISAGREES WITH BRIDGET, HER UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAD TO

REMOVE THE GRAVEL THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE.

ALL OF THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED,

ARTICLE 9 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE.

Article 10: Shall the voters approve the proposed budget in the amount of

$ 1,669,296.00 which contains the necessary amount required by law and proposed expenses for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015? (This budget amount includes the outside and local appropriations requests).

SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY ANDY DALES

DISCUSSION: QUESTION ON THE AMOUNT BUDGETED VERSUS THE AMOUNT SPENT

FOR GUARDRAILS IN FY14 – VALDINE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN

THE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE PAVING GRANT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR. WE

ARE NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE GUARDRAILS ON ANY SECTION THAT WE

REPAVE WITH GRANT MONEY.

WHY THE INCREASE IN INSURANCE FOR CONSTABLES – VALDINE EXPLAINED

THERE WAS A RATE INCREASE. THE QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHETHER OR

NOT WE NEEDED CONSTABLES. VALDINE SAID IF THE VOTERS WANTED TO

ELIMINATE THE POSITION, WE NEEDED A PETITION TO GET ON THE WARNING

FOR A FUTURE TOWN MEETING.

ARTICLE 10 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 11: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro approve moving any surplus, with the exception of the HRA line item, from the current fiscal year Highway Dept Budget into the HERF account in the next fiscal year?



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY JANET LONG

DISCUSSION – JANET WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HRA AND HERF STOOD FOR.

VALDINE EXPLAINED THAT HRA WAS THE HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT AND

THAT THE HERF WAS THE HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. JANET

ASKED THAT NEXT YEAR THE ACTUAL WORDS BE USED AND NOT ABBREVIATIONS

ARTICLE 11 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 12: Shall the voters of the Town Greensboro approve applying surplus, including HRA monies noted in Article 11, from the current fiscal year General Fund to reduce taxes in the next fiscal year?



SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY DAVID SMITH

ARTICLE 12 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 13: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro vote to instruct the Selectboard to set the tax rate necessary to raise the specific amounts for the town on the FY2016 Grand List? Taxes will be delinquent if not received in the office of the Town Treasurer by Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.



SO MOVED BY JANET LONG, SECOND BY JUDY CARPENTER

DISCUSSION, VALDINE HALL PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE

TAX DUE DATE TO OCTOBER 29, 2015 AT 4 PM, AS TAXPAYERS HAVE UNTIL

OCTOBER 15TH TO FILE THEIR HOMESTEAD DECLARATIONS. JANET LONG

MENTIONED THAT ALL PEOPLE HAD TO DO WAS SAVE UP AND PAY AT LEAST

WHAT THEY PAID THE YEAR BEFORE. DENISE STUART, A LOCAL TAX

ACCOUNTANT, SUPPORTED THE CHANGE, STATING IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER

FOR TAX PAYER’S AS THEY WILL NO LONGER NEED TO ESTIMATE WHAT THEIR

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WILL BE IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE AN OCTOBER 15TH

FILER. NANCY LAMBERT CALLED THE QUESTION

ARTICLE 13 PASSED AS AMENDED – THE TAX DUE DATE WILL BE

OCTOBER 29, 2015 BY 4:00PM

Article 14: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro instruct the Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation of taxes?



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY NANCY LAMBERT

DISCUSSION – STEPHANINE HERRICK WANTED TO KNOW IF BY EXTENDING

THE TAX DUE DATE WASN’T THIS GOING CAUSE US TO PAY MORE IN

INTEREST. VALDINE RESPONDED THAT YES IT WAS POSSIBLE.

ARTICLE 14 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 15: Shall the voters of the Greensboro town school district approve the proposed budget of $ 44,108 which contains the necessary amounts to defray town school district expenses for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and authorize the Selectboard to set a tax rate sufficient to provide the same? Taxes will be delinquent if not received in the office of the Town Treasurer by Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.



SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER SECOND BY DAVID SMITH

KIM GREAVES PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT CHANGING DATE TO OCT 29, 2015

THE QUESTION WAS ASKED WHAT THE $44,108 COVERED, VALDINE

EXPLAINED THIS WAS EARLY EDUCATION

ARTICLE 15 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE AS AMENDED – TAX DUE DATE

WILL BE OCTOBER 29, 2015 BY 4PM.

Article 16: Shall the voters of the Greensboro Town school district authorize the school directors to borrow money in anticipation of taxes and state revenues?



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER

ARTICLE 16 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE

Article 17: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro vote to advise the Selectboard to enact a noise ordinance?



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY ANNE HARBISON

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NOISE

ORDINANCE AVAILABLE FOR THE VOTERS TO REVIEW. THESE ARE THE

DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE DISCUSSION.

DAVID SMITH FEELS A NOISE ORDINANCE IS GOING TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR

BUSINESSES, HE AGREES AND SUPPORTS THE STATEMENT BRIDGET

PREPARED AND SUGGESTS THAT WE VOTE NO

PETER ROMANS RESPONDED THAT THEY (THE SELECTBOARD) HAD RECEIVED

COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED TO LOOK IN TO IT. A COMMITTEE WAS FORMED

AND A DRAFT ORDINANCE WAS CREATED. THEY (THE SELECTBOARD) CAN

ISSUE WAIVERS – THE DRB IS NOW INCLUDING IN THEIR DECISIONS THAT NEW

BUSINESSES CAN NOT HAVE OUTSIDE AMPLIFIED MUSIC OR WEDDINGS. HE

THINKS THIS WAS DONE AT A REQUEST OF THE NEIGHBOR’S. HE FEELS IT

ISN’T FAIR TO NEW BUSINESSES TO HAVE THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THE DRB

PUTS ON AND EXISTING BUSINESS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME RESTRICTIONS. A

NOISE ORDINANCE DOES NOT PRECLUDE BUSINESS ACTIVITY, THEY SIMPLY

HAVE TO LIVE WITH A REALISTIC LEVEL OF NOISE FROM THEIR PROPERTY.

HE BELIEVES EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE

PROTECTED FROM NOISE

DAVID KELLY WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE SELECTBOARD WAS GOING TO

ADMINISTER THIS, DAVID FEELS WE ARE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN

COURT DEFENDING THIS – WE DON’T NEED THIS ORDINANCE

TOM ANTISTASIO SAID HE SPOKE WITH HARDWICK POLICE CHIEF AARON

COCHARAN AND IS STUNNED WITH THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE CHIEF

THAT HE WASN’T CONSULTED – SAID THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED NOT

WANTING TO BUY METERS DUE TO COST – NOISE ENDANGERS HEALTH

BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN’T SLEEP –WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LOUD NOISE. HE

FEELS THE DRB SHOULDN'T BE SAYING PEOPLE CAN'T DO THINGS WE

SHOULD HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE INSTEAD

CHARLIE McATEER, TAKES ISSUE WITH HOW THE DRB HAS BEEN OPERATING.

THEIR BUSINESS IS ONE WHICH HAS RECENTLY HAD RESTRICTIONS APPLIED,

INCLUDING NO OUTSIDE AMPLIFIED MUSIC OR WEDDINGS. THESE TYPES OF

RESTRICTIONS LIMIT THE USE OF BUSINESSES. HE FEELS THAT THIS TYPE OF

SPOT ENFORCEMENT IS INEQUITABLE – IS THE DRB ACTING AS A NOISE

ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY?

MARY MCGRATH SAYS IT ISN'T JUST A VILLAGE ISSUE. THE DIRT TRACK NEAR

HER IS A PROBLEM. THEY SPOKE WITH AN ATTORNEY WHO TOLD THEM AS

WE DID NOT HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.

HAROLD PATTEN DOESN'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE

ADAM FROEHLIG THINKS WE SHOULD VOTE BY PAPER BALLOT WHEN WE

GET AROUND TO VOTING ON THIS. TIM EXPLAINED THIS WAS AN ADVISORY

ARTICLE AND THEREFORE NON-BINDING.

ROB BRIGHAM - HAS LIVED ABOVE THE HIGHLAND LODGE AND HAS ENJOYED

THE WEDDINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THERE. PETER GEBBIE TRAVELS UP

AND DOWN THE ROAD AT ALL HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK DURING HIS HAYING

SEASON, NOISE HAPPENS, GET USE TO IT OR MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE

ANNE HARBISON - YOU NEED TO GET A PERMIT FOR FIRECRACKERS

PENNY BRETSCHNIDER - HER NEIGHBORS JENNIFER AND NAOMI RANZ, HAVE

PARTIES, PLAY MUSIC AND SHE IS FINE WITH IT - HER DONKEYS MAKE NOISE

WILL THEY COMPLAIN?

BETHANY LANGE-McATEER SAYS SHE IS CONFUSED. THERE IS A STATE

ORDINANCE, SO WE DO HAVE AN ORDINANCE DON'T WE?

PETER SAYS THE HARDWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE MORE

FLEXIBILITY IF WE HAD A NOISE ORDINANCE

MIKE CLOUTIER - WE ARE BECOMING A WORLD OF NO - HE USE TO HAVE

PARTIES, THE KEY IS INVITE YOUR NEIGHBORS - USE SOME COMMON

SENSE, BE NICE

CAROLYN KEHLER – HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE 40'S - THINGS HAVE

CHANGED - WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE THREE DAY FRAT PARTY IT

WAS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THE SECOND

YEAR AND SHE FEELS IT BECAUSE SHE WENT OVER AND SPOKE WITH

THEM. SHE DOESN'T WANT TO CALL THE POLICE INSTEAD OF TALKING

WITH HER NEIGHBORS. SHE HOPES WE DON'T DO THIS.

JANET LONG- NOISE DOESN'T BOTHER HER, SHE CANT HEAR ANYTHING.

BUT THE POLICE SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WE DON'T

HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE.

NAT SMITH - ONE PART OF THE BYLAW SAYS THE DRB SHOULD CONSIDER

NOISE WHEN ISSUING A PERMIT. HE DOESN'T THINK THE DRB APPLYING

RESTRICTIONS IS INEQUITABLE.

THE HISTORY OF THE LAKEVIEW INN WAS PRESENTED

98 VOTES CAST - YES 24 NO 74

Article 18: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro vote to advise the Selectboard to sell the property known as the "Old Fire Station"?



SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY JANET LONG

DISCUSSION A COMMITTEE WAS FORMED MEMBERS INCLUDED TONY ACHESON,

MARSHA GADOURY AND WARREN HILL. THEY SOUGHT MARKET OPINIONS FROM

TWO LOCAL REALTORS THE VALUES REPORTED WERE $80,000 AND $110,000 AND

THEY ASSESSED VALUE OF $ 72,500

GINA AND TOM ANTISTASIO ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS WANT TO BUY THE OLD

FIRE STATION AS IT WOULD ENHANCE THEIR PROPERTY. THE TOWN IS GOING TO

HAVE BIG EXPENSE IF WE KEEP IT

ARTICLE 18 WAS ACCEPTED ON A VOICE VOTE FROM THE FLOOR.



Article 19: To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.



4TH OF JULY - FIREWORKS ON FRIDAY THE 3RD- PARADE ON SATURDAY

THE 4TH

WAYNE NEXT YEAR WOULD LIKE TO SEE SCHOOL REPORT READABLE,

VALDINE HALL SAID SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE THAT, HOWEVER, THIS IS

WHAT THE SCHOOL SENDS US

DAVID MAUNSEL HAD A NOISE STORY - HE WORKED IT THROUGH BY

TALKING TO HIS NEIGHBORS

DAVID SMITH MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER

ADJOURNED 3:06 PM

ATTEST: _____________________________

VALDINE HALL, TOWN CLERK

_______________________________

TIM NISBET, MODERATOR

_______________________________

SUSAN WOOD, SELECTBOARD

DATE: _______________________________



























































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